COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONControversius Maximus is a clear, copper colored double version of our beloved ControversiAle: American India Pale Ale. Brewed exclusively with Simcoe hops, a fresh citrus blast and evergreen aromas flood the senses. Sweet fruit flavors of apricot and nectarine combine with the toasted biscuit qualities from the addition of special roasted malt. The nature of the Simcoe hops provides a marveling combination of intense aromatic pleasures and a striking bitterness that cuts the palate with a piney finish.

Reviewed from notes. Rcvd in trade.
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance had a deep bronzed amber color with a mild transparency about it with a fairly decent one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute and leaving a light trickling lacing.
The smell had a fairly decent grapefruit presence with a fairly nice resinous and somewhat piney-ness rolling underneath my nose.
The taste took those flavors to combine with a nice orange to grapefruit structure that allowed a decent sweet orange to piney aftertaste and a dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat right about at a medium on the body and had a fairly decent sessionability about it.
Overall, hey, not a bad DIPA, I’d probably have again if I could get it in my distro.

Another bottle thanks to Another6Pack. Cheers, Trent!
It pours a clear golden colour with a small fine layer of foam that yields some nice lacing.
Oh my, the nose is so fresh and vibrant and balanced. It smells oily like in wet hops...grapefruit and pineapple dominate from the hop side. Throughout the nose, caramel malt provides the necessary sweetness to bring this beer to a balanced state.
Tasting provides proof that this is still a hop forward DIPA. Grapefruit and pineapple juiciness almost make my mouth pucker because of the rather intense bitterness but the caramel malt does play a part in tempering that bitterness. And, what’s that word to describe the hoppy yet mildly malty presence in a beer of this style...oh yeah, dank. Earthy. Yummy.
A very nice mouthfeel with the medium body and carbonation with the alcohol not playing a major role.
A pretty different take on the style, imho, and a winner.

I'm a little skeptical on this 12 oz bottle. Bottle date of 04/05/13. Pours a nice reddish gold with ZERO head. Not even an inkling of carbonation here. Poured kind of like a syrup. The aroma is beautiful. Very citrusy on the immediate nose and it fades into a great piney, hoppy finish. The look and smell could very easily cover what's to follow. Very flat. The taste is died way down, zero carbonation, awful finish. This muse be a bad bottle. Perhaps a re-rate later.
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bottle. Amber with small head. Mild malt body and substantial hops. I really liked the initial hop profile, but then I was hit by a strange subtle fishiness that lingered. It was very small, but it did keep me from rating this up in the 4+ range.

12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 4/5/2013. Pours lightly hazy orange amber color with a 1 finger dense cream colored head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, pineapple, orange zest, tangerine, orange rind, pine resin, floral, grass, caramel, bread, toast, and floral earthiness. Very nice aromas with good complexity of hop notes with a good amount of malt balance; and good strength. Taste of grapefruit, pineapple, orange zest, tangerine, orange rind, pine resin, floral, grass, caramel, bread, toast, and floral earthiness. Good amount of pine resin bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, pineapple,orange zest, orange rind, tangerine, pine, floral, caramel, bread, toast, and floral earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity and balance of hop flavors with a good amount of malt balance; and no cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a creamy, fairly slick, and sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a light warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice DIPA. All around good balance and complexity of hop and malt flavors; and very smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.

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